Bug 207483 - PowerColor AMD RX580 much higher power usage on idle than Windows 10
Summary: PowerColor AMD RX580 much higher power usage on idle than Windows 10
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Drivers
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Video(DRI - non Intel) (show other bugs)
Hardware: Intel Linux
: P1 low
Assignee: drivers_video-dri
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Reported: 2020-04-28 18:50 UTC by Andrea Somaini
Modified: 2020-04-28 18:50 UTC (History)
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Kernel Version: 5.5.2-050502-generic
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Regression: No
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Description Andrea Somaini 2020-04-28 18:50:19 UTC 
I have this GPU installed on my system: https://www.powercolor.com/product?id=1493084304

The problem is that the power usage while using Linux and just looking at the desktop is much higher than on Windows, in particular:

~7,2 Watt Windows 10
~31,2 Watt Linux (Xorg, Wayland, tty only etc)

It is more than 4 times as much power!

Indeed, after a while doing light web browsing, the temperatures are different in the 2 systems with the GPU fans turned off, in particular:

~37.0°C on Windows 10
Between 43.0°C and 50.0°C on Linux
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